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When I was still living at home my parents had a side return/new kitchen extension and it was an absolutely miserable time. The resulting room is amazing, but it took months and went over. I remember that there were just constant arguments between the five of us, sat around a tiny table in a make-shift, windowless kitchen in the dining room. I will be doing my best to mitigate a repeat of that, and will see any cost incurred as a worthwhile investment.
J0nathan
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We've been living with no real downstairs since November.
The living room hold-up was my own doing, but since we were able to move back in that's made a big difference.
We got a mini cooker after getting really sick of microwaving and that made a difference.
In the last place we did even worse - we had one room only and a bathroom with only joists on the floor for a few weeks.
It's doable but I think you can underestimate how stressful it is to have to walk up and downstairs to fill a kettle up, and having no room other than a bedroom to read or relax in (total first world problems obviously).